Written question asked by Dai Davies (Independent (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 8 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 January 2008. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Monday, 21 January 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Trident
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of whether a new production plant for highly enriched uranium is needed for Trident nuclear warheads.
- Answer
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It is currently assessed that existing stocks of highly enriched uranium are sufficient to meet the needs of the Trident warhead programme.In 1995 the UK declared a moratorium on the future production of fissile material. This was reaffirmed in the 2006 White Paper on the Future of the UK's Nuclear Deterrent. Negotiating a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty, banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons, remains the UK's disarmament priority.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 470 c1605W; 177838
- Session
- 2007-08
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- Subjects
- Trident
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